Team Snow Valley moves up

The number one ranked U.S. elite amateur team in 2004 is now one of the newest US Continental Pro Teams. The new team, Snow Valley Sponsored By Seal-On is the result of a joining of forces by Team Snow Valley and Breakaway Brand Builders. The squad retains its title sponsor from past years, Snow Valley Spring Water out of Marlboro, Maryland and adds a new international sponsor, Seal-On, a broad line of stop bleeding products manufactured by Alltracel plc in Dublin, Ireland.

The new Snow Valley/Seal-On squad brings a strong mix of veterans and talented young riders including: six-time U.S. National medalist and National Elite criterium Champion Jon Wirsing; two-time Pennsylvania State Champion Josh Taylor; two-time Pennsylvania State, former National U-23 Points Race Champion and Tour de Cuba stage winner Kyle Wamsley; 2003 U.S. national U23 Road Champion, Killington stage Race GC winner and former Ofoto rider Jonathan Erdelyi; U.S. Elite National Track Champion and U.S. World cup team member Mike Beers; Australian Ben Lindsay with eighteen top ten finishes in the U.S.; former Saturn U23 Development program member and winner of the mountain Jersey at the Tour de ‘Toona John DeLong; former National Collegiate Road Race Champion and 4th place finisher at the Univest Grand Prix Peter Baker; former U.S. National Team member in Europe Ryan DeWald; and former Virginia State Criterium Champion and Southwest Collegiate Cycling conference Champion Ryan McKinney; and top ten finisher at both the Housatonic Valley Road Race and the Elite Nationals Road Race Russ Langley.